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DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.
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Owetaglia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: o tal jee ya
Sentence: Maya Graine regularly got bad headaches, especially after the mailman came to her house. She went to a doctor who told her that she suffered from owetalgia, a disease caused by excessive credit card debt. Maya thanked him for his interest, compounded the problem by going on a shoe sales spree and maxed out her Bastardcard.
Etymology: Owe (to be indebted to) & otaglia (an ache localized in the middle or inner ear)
Penitension
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pen-i-ten-shen
Sentence: Carol's penitension headache worsened the day her Visa statement arrived and she realized she'd have to explain the new carpet to Jim.
Etymology: penitence: to express guilt or remorse (usually to a confessor)+ tension: mental, emotional or nervous strain -- often manifested in a headache called a Tension Headache
Debtspondency
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: det/spawn/den/see
Sentence: His debtspondency was a direct result of acting like a debtsperado.
Etymology: debt + despondency
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COMMENTS:
Debtlightful word! - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 12:09:00
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Sellebralhemorrhage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: sell/ee/brall/hem/or/aj
Sentence: My bank account suffered a sellebralhemorrahage after my last shopping spree.
Etymology: cerebral hemorrhage + sell
Expentorture
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: ex - pend - tore - chur
Sentence: Jonathan was subjected to painful expendtorture every month when his credit card bills arrived. It hurt his brain to contemplate how to pay for his compulsive spending.
Etymology: expenditure, torture
Newralgia
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: newer/algia
Sentence: He developed a serious case of newralgia when he replaced all his appliances with new ones.
Etymology: neuralgia + new
Cranialcreditsyndrome
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: k-ray-nee-'l-k-red-it-sin-dro-m
Sentence: He felt a wave of cranialcreditsyndrome come upon him as he looked at the credit card bill from last month.
Etymology: From the word cranial meaning of the skull from the medieval latin root cranium which was from the greek kranium meaning skull which was related to the word kara meaning head
Moneyisticsoverintiowwoww
Created by: newspapertragedy
Pronunciation: money-is-tics-over-in-ti-ti-oww-oww
Sentence: After buying over 1,000 things with her credit card, Susie was having a severe case of Moneyisticsoverintiowwoww
Etymology: *blank*
Buygrainal
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: bi-gra-ah-nal
Sentence: My husband gets a buygrainal every January 13. That is after the mail delivery.
Etymology:
Comments:
Sounds debititating!
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James